Fresno City Council honors Women of the Year for 2017

Fresno City Councilman Paul Caprioglio, left, and Police Chief Jerry Dyer, right, recognize Roselyn "Roz" Clark for her leadership of Fresno's Neighborhood Watch program. Clark was one of seven women celebrated Thursday by the Fresno City Council as the city's Women of the Year. TIM SHEEHANtsheehan@fresnobee.com

Fresno City Councilman Paul Caprioglio, left, and Police Chief Jerry Dyer, right, recognize Roselyn "Roz" Clark for her leadership of Fresno's Neighborhood Watch program. Clark was one of seven women celebrated Thursday by the Fresno City Council as the city's Women of the Year. TIM SHEEHANtsheehan@fresnobee.com

Seven women are being celebrated by the Fresno City Council – one in each council district – as the city’s Women of the Year for 2017.

Council members honored the recipients in a ceremony at the start of Thursday’s City Council meeting as part of its recognition of Women’s History Month. They are: